Since 1999, Nissan has been part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance (Mitsubishi joining in 2016), a partnership between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors of Japan, with Renault of France.
The company traces back to the beginnings of the 20th century, with the Nissan zaibatsu, now called Nissan Group. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan and Infiniti brands, and formerly the Datsun brand, with in-house performance tuning products (including cars) under the Nismo and Autech brands. ( Japanese: 日産 自動車 株式会社, Hepburn: Nissan Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha), commonly known as Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
